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Waterpik?

First, I've been gone a while because the hubby came for a visit, we're going through immigration and I'm writing a book (not mine, but my name will be on it), so I've been really busy but I haven't forgotten you all!

Well, I had this idea that a waterpik wasn't necessary, and then I bought one and was hooked. It was absolutely necessary for me (with the crowding and whatnot) but I was only able to experience it for all of a month until it was murdered ...

Ok, this post is going to be a mishmash of off-topic things as well as on-topic statements.
I've learned a few things since having braces.

1. Tiger blood is now a recognized blood type.
2. Gadhafi's face seems to be melting. Methinks someone has found the Ark of the Covenant!!
3. Having an 'advancement' archwire places to alleviate crowding kinda sucks, especially when you are only expecting to have a loose molar band replaced.
4. If you own a waterpik, you don't need to floss. Ruh-roh,

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So today was the day that I got my braces. First things first, everyone that said the spacers were the worst part were right. What they didn't tell you about were the molar bands. Now, everyone doesn't have to get molar bands and if you are one of those lucky ones, say an extra prayer tonight. They hurt, but it is temporary because the bands are smaller than the spacers, but if your teeth are sore from the spacers, it sucks. The good news is that once they find the size, they will glue them ...

This month has been crazy. It seems like when I can finally chew, I have to have work done and then it is back to the beginning. Too bad dental pain doesn't work like a video game where you can just go back to the checkpoint if you fail but oh well. Now I have a new fear. I scheduled all of my dental work in Feb, so I've been on more drugs than I can count. Three Prescriptions, Percocet, Penicilin, Motrin, Tylenol 3 (huge fan of Tylenol 3's work), Novocaine, Lidocaine and Sugar Cane and now I'm ...

Yup, I'm up at 4 am but the pain is manageable. Even though it seems like it isn't (especially since I'm up this early), it is. My pain moves in wavelengths. It starts off as a dull pain and then when it crests the pain tends to shoot and then it goes back down to the dull pain. I visualize it as my teeth have shifted and are settling into their new space, then they start to move some more (the sharp pain) and then they start to settle and the cycle begins all over again. I actually fell asleep ...

I had my spacers put on all of an hour and a half ago and they hurt less now that they did when I had them placed on. The ortho did allow me to take Motrin right before they were put on and I think that helped because as I was driving home I noticed that there was no pain. They did say that the pain would kick in by tomorrow morning and that if I had to have something stronger they would call in a prescription. I don't even notice them for now, but I do think that they may give me a headache because ...

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